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Recordist and Krisp
Krisp: Noise cancellation first, with a bot-free meeting assistant on top.
What we admire. Krisp's noise cancellation changed how calls sound for a great many people, and it has carried that care for audio into meeting notes.
Krisp is known first for noise cancellation on calls. Its AI Meeting Assistant adds recording, transcription and AI notes without a bot in the meeting by default, because Krisp works with the audio on your machine.
Recordist is a meeting companion first. It records both sides of the call, transcribes on your machine with Whisper, writes notes locally or with your own key, prepares you before calendar meetings, and gives your agents local access. It reduces noise on your own microphone channel for the recording, and it does nothing to what the other people on the call hear.
| Feature | Krisp | Recordist |
|---|---|---|
| Joins the call as a bot | No by default; an optional bot for platforms like Zoom | Never |
| Where audio is transcribed | On-device for English; servers for 15 other languages; transcripts kept in Krisp Cloud; Enterprise lists on-device transcription and recordings | On-device, including notes |
| Free plan | 7-day free trial | Unlimited recording and transcription; 7-day Pro trial, then 3 AI notes a month |
| Price | Core $8/user/mo yearly, $16 monthly; Advanced $15 yearly, $30 monthly | Free with no time limit; Pro $9/mo or $90/yr for anyone who subscribes by 8 Jan 2027, kept while subscribed; $15/mo or $144/yr after |
| Agent access | MCP integration on Core and up | Local MCP server and A2A agent |
| Noise cancellation for others on the call | Yes, its core product | Noise reduction on your microphone, for the recording only |
What this page says about Krisp comes from these pages, read on the date shown. Prices and plans change, so check Krisp's site before you decide.
- krisp.ai/ai-meeting-assistant: no bot, on-device English transcription, server-based transcription in 15 more languages (read 7 October 2026)
- krisp.ai/pricing: plans, prices and MCP integration (read 7 October 2026)
- krisp.ai/pricing: the 7-day free trial, MCP integration on Core, and Private Transcription & Recordings (On-device) on Enterprise (read 14 October 2026)
- krisp.ai/ai-meeting-assistant FAQ: no bot, an optional bot for platforms like Zoom, on-device English transcription (read 14 October 2026)
- krisp.ai/security: transcripts and recordings stored in Krisp Cloud (read 7 October 2026)
The bot
Krisp's meeting assistant is bot-free by default: it works directly with the call's audio, so nobody in the meeting sees a Krisp participant. Its FAQ also describes a bot option for platforms like Zoom, where it appears as a participant.
Recordist is also bot-free. It records your microphone and the system audio through the operating system's own capture, with no audio driver to install and nothing placed in your audio path. A card asks before each recording, unless you add that app to the automatic-recording list in Settings.
Where the audio goes
Krisp says it transcribes English on-device and uses server-based transcription for 15 more languages. Its security page says the meeting assistant stores data such as meeting transcripts and recordings in Krisp Cloud, and its pricing page lists Private Transcription & Recordings (On-device) on the Enterprise plan.
Recordist keeps audio and text on your machine. Notes come from the built-in engine there by default. If you prefer a cloud model, you paste your own key and the transcript goes directly to that provider, recorded in the Privacy Ledger; there is no Recordist account for it to be stored in.
Price and limits
Krisp offers a 7-day free trial. Core is $16 per user per month, or $8 billed yearly, with unlimited transcription, recording, AI notes and noise cancellation. Advanced is $30, or $15 billed yearly.
Recordist Free has no daily or monthly cap on recording or transcription and includes 7 days of Pro, then 3 AI notes a month. Pro is $9 a month or $90 a year for anyone who subscribes by 8 January 2027, and that price stays for as long as the subscription stays active; from 9 January 2027 new subscribers pay $15 a month or $144 a year. A team of 3 to 49 people buys Pro in one checkout, with a personal key for each person; larger organisations write to hello@recordist.app.
Agent access and offline use
Krisp's Core plan lists MCP integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and custom clients.
Recordist's MCP server and A2A agent run on-device and read your local database, with no API key and no hosted service in the middle. Recording, transcription, search and local notes all work with no network connection once the models are downloaded.
When Krisp is the better choice
If your main problem is noise on calls, such as a barking dog, a café or an open-plan office, Krisp is made for that and Recordist is not. If you want one app that cleans your audio and takes notes, and you are fine with transcripts in a cloud account, Krisp's bundle is convenient.
When Recordist may suit you better
If you want the notes, the prep and the agent access with the meeting kept with you, and nothing added to your audio chain, Recordist is the companion for that.
Try Recordist free, with no bot in the call.
The Free plan gives you unlimited recording, transcription, search and export, with no account. On the default setup, nothing in the Privacy Ledger carries your meetings.
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